﻿﻿Since 2009 Andrea Cortesi and Marco Venturi, a pianist with exceptional skills in chamber music, have been travelling companions on a fascinating musical journey.

The duo's repertoire ranges from Bach to modern composers. with the constant research for the ideal sound.

The first two CDs published, ‘Lontanissimo’ (‘Far away’) and ‘La Macchina del Tempo’ ('The Time Machine'), with music by Beethoven, Silvestrov, Schnittke, Pärt and Piazzolla, even in the titles evoke the soul of the duo: the idea of a ​​perfection wich is difficult to reach that becomes a creative driving force and then the relationship with time, where each piece becomes a window towards a past that comes back ﻿to life in the instant of the performance.

The first recording experiences and concerts have revealed two brilliant musicians with a strong personality, whith technical command and a human touch.

The international recording debut of the CD for BRILLIANT CLASSICS, with the second world recording of the Sonata for Violin by Philip Glass, 'Time...and again' by Giya Kancheli and 'Conversio' by Erkki-Sven Tüür, rewards them for the results obtained with the first two albums. The CD has received good reviews, placing the duo in the international arena.

The duo's fourth CD and second recording for Brilliant Classics contains the three violin Sonatas by Robert Schumann.﻿﻿

The collaboration with georgian composer Giya Kancheli gives life during 2016 to an extraordinary album, containing the world premiere recording of the MINIATURES FOR VOLIN AND PIANO, a cycle of short pieces taken from Cinema and Theatre.